Orchid

#bc80ae

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for orchid, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Orchid sits in the pink band, mid and soft. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #bc80ae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc80ae

RGB188, 128, 174

HSL314, 31%, 62%

HSV314, 32%, 74%

CMYK0%, 32%, 7%, 26%

Lab60.95, 30.43, -14.95

XYZ36.1, 29.19, 43.78

Decimal12353710

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone521 C

Shades of orchid

#b26da2 #a85b96 #975086 #844676 #713c65 #5f3254 #4c2844 #391e33 #271422 #140b12

Tints of orchid

#c28cb5 #c897bd #cea3c4 #d4aecb #dabad3 #e1c5da #e7d1e1 #eddce9 #f3e8f0 #f9f3f8

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#80bc8e Analogous#ac80bc Analogous#bc8090 Triadic#aebc80 Triadic#80aebc Split complementary#90bc80 Split complementary#80bcac

Orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 32, 7, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc80ae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 32 7 26

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 10 32

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Orchid in css

Copy #bc80ae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc80ae; }
.text { color: #bc80ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc80ae; }

How orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bc80ae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc80ae against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bc80ae sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around orchid? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bc80ae and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from orchid, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #bc80ae are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.